A court in France has found Ian Bailey, a British former journalist, guilty of murdering Sophie Toscan du Plantier, a French film-maker who was battered to death in Ireland. Toscan du Plantier’s relatives embraced after the verdict was read out. Under French law a person suspected of murdering a French citizen in another jurisdiction can be tried in France. Baudey-Vignaud, the victim’s son, visited west Cork earlier this month to urge witnesses to testify, saying his mother was not a ghost. A 13-part podcast titled West Cork has shone new light on the case.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2019 16:26 UTC